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The median house price in Ropes Crossing is $1.07m, with units at $605k. House values have moved 6.1% a year compounded over five years.
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Ropes Crossing has an estimated 7,517 residents, up from 7,280 at the 2021 Census — a change of 237 people, or 3.3%. Growth has averaged 0.5% a year over five years. That puts 1,367 residents on each square kilometre. Population is estimated from ABS Estimated Resident Population releases and GNAF address data, re-based from the 2021 Census and updated annually.
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As of Aug 2026, the suburb of Ropes Crossing has an estimated population of around 7,517, based on AreaSearch's evaluation of broader ABS population updates and validated new addresses recorded since the Census. This represents an addition of 237 people (3.3%) relative to the 2021 Census, which documented 7,280 people. This updated figure is derived from an AreaSearch resident population estimate of 7,506 following the ABS ERP release from June 2025, alongside 2 validated new addresses identified since the Census date. With a density ratio of 1,366 persons per square kilometer, the suburb exceeds the national average across localities assessed by AreaSearch.
Over the previous decade, the suburb of Ropes Crossing maintained strong growth patterns with a 3.5% compound annual growth rate, outperforming the SA3 area, with natural increase providing approximately 57.99999999999999% of total population gains in recent times. Demographic forecasting by AreaSearch adopts 2024 ABS/Geoscience Australia projections based on 2022 benchmarks for SA2 areas, supplemented by 2022 NSW State Government SA2 projections using 2021 as a base year where data is unavailable. Age cohort growth rates from these combined series are applied to all localities across the years 2032 to 2041. Over the long term, demographic trends indicate lower quartile growth relative to national statistical areas, with the suburb of Ropes Crossing expected to add 276 persons by 2041 under aggregated SA2-level projections, reflecting a cumulative increase of 3.5% over the 16 years.
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According to AreaSearch analysis of ABS building approvals allocated from statistical areas, Ropes Crossing has averaged around 3 new residential approvals each year, with an estimated 15 homes approved across the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25) and 8 approved so far in FY-25. An average of 10.9 people relocated to the locality annually for every dwelling constructed over the past 5 financial years (between FY-21 and FY-25), demonstrating a pronounced supply deficit that generally heightens buyer competition and drives prices upward. New residential dwellings carry an average expected construction cost of $238,000, sitting beneath regional benchmarks and offering more affordable building options for purchasers.
In addition, commercial construction has remained minimal, with $23,000 in commercial approvals recorded during the current financial year. Per-capita building activity in Ropes Crossing trails Greater Sydney substantially, sitting 85.0% below regional average per person. While development volumes have picked up in recent periods, this constrained supply pipeline helps underpin buyer interest and capital values for established stock, while tracking below national averages due to local market maturity and potential planning limitations. Recent residential approvals comprise 75.0% detached houses and 25.0% medium and high-density housing, preserving the suburb's low-density residential character and appealing to purchasers seeking standalone space. A ratio of around 1152 people per dwelling approval reflects a thoroughly established property market. Demographic projections indicate that Ropes Crossing will expand by 265 residents through to 2041, based on the latest AreaSearch quarterly estimate. Should the current pace of residential construction continue, new housing supply could fall short of population growth, potentially heightening competition among purchasers and sustaining stronger dwelling price growth.
Frequently Asked Questions - Development
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SOURCE: Planning portals and council registers, compiled by AreaSearch. Distance & bearing measured from the suburb midpoint.
AreaSearch tracks one current infrastructure or development project inside Ropes Crossing, worth an estimated $1.2 billion. A further 25 sit in the immediately surrounding suburbs, taking the tracked pipeline within reach of the area to $16.8 billion. 10 are already under construction and 9 are due for completion within three years. The pipeline spans residential development, transport & logistics and communities, precincts & urban renewal. Records are compiled from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, council planning portals and public announcements, reviewed and updated daily, then ranked by proximity, construction stage, completion horizon and project scale.
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Major planning initiatives, public infrastructure investments, and large-scale projects exert a major influence on an area's future trajectory. AreaSearch has identified 4 key projects that are likely to influence Ropes Crossing, notably the Richmond Road Upgrade - M7 to Townson Road, The Ponds North West Growth Area - Adjacent Precincts, the M12 Motorway (Western Sydney Airport Motorway), and the Parklawn Place Boarding House, with priority developments detailed below.
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The Ponds North West Growth Area - Adjacent Precincts
Major residential expansion across the North West Growth Area surrounding The Ponds, Schofields and adjacent precincts. Mirvac continues delivery of its EVE community while Landcom and other developers are progressing additional neighbourhoods supported by new roads, parks, schools and local infrastructure. The wider precinct remains one of Sydney's largest long-term greenfield growth areas, with further rezoning and infrastructure planning continuing in nearby West Schofields and Marsden Park.
CDC Marsden Park Data Centre Campus
The Marsden Park Campus is set to become the largest data centre campus in the southern hemisphere, providing over 504 MW of planned capacity with scalability towards 1 GW. The facility is designed to support high-density AI and liquid cooling workloads with 24/7 on-site security and Tier IV equivalent resiliency to support the growing digital economy in Western Sydney.
M12 Motorway
The M12 Motorway is a 16-kilometre, toll-free dual-carriageway providing the primary access to the Western Sydney International Airport. The project features 17 bridges, a grade-separated interchange at the airport, and an extensive shared user path for pedestrians and cyclists. It integrates with the M7 and The Northern Road, utilizing innovative 'Connecting with Country' designs including the Great Emu in the Sky sculpture.
Kings Central Werrington
Lendlease masterplanned community delivering over 300 turnkey homes across approximately 28 hectares next to Werrington Station, built in partnership with Eden Brae Homes and Creation Homes. Now around 87 percent sold, with a limited selection of premium parkfront homes remaining. Two parks totaling approximately 3 hectares of open space have been completed, and once finished the community will house more than 1000 residents.
Mulgoa Road Upgrade Stage 2
The NSW and Australian governments are delivering the Mulgoa Road Upgrade Stage 2 between Glenmore Parkway and Jeanette Street. The project widens the corridor to improve capacity, safety and travel reliability, replaces the Glenmore Parkway roundabout with traffic signals, upgrades intersections, provides bus priority and improves pedestrian and cycling links with shared paths. Major construction is underway and completion is expected in late 2028.
Parklawn Place Boarding House
DA-approved co-living / boarding house development over ground-floor cafe/retail. Current marketing indicates 32 self-contained studio rooms with generous communal areas; the development has progressed to Construction Certificate stage. The site is currently being marketed for sale.
Werrington Park Corporate Centre Redevelopment
Proposed redevelopment of the former corporate centre site into a mixed-use residential development comprising approximately 180 apartments with ground-floor commercial uses close to Werrington railway station. The proposal remains within the planning phase and sits within the broader Kingswood-Werrington urban renewal corridor identified by Penrith City Council.
Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Passenger Rail Corridor
The Tallawong to St Marys (T2SM) Corridor is a planned passenger rail link of approximately 15 kilometres connecting Sydney's North West and South West Growth Areas, with proposed stations at Schofields and serving the Marsden Park growth area. The corridor will define and protect land for two potential rail services: a future extension of Sydney Metro North West terminating at Schofields, and a new metro style service between Schofields and St Marys, providing an interchange with the Sydney Metro Western Sydney Airport line.Identified in the Long Term Transport Master Plan 2012 as one of Sydney's 19 major transport corridors requiring preservation, the preferred corridor from Tallawong through Marsden Park has been protected for future transport infrastructure. In March 2026 the proposed north-south rail link, which includes the T2SM corridor, was added to Infrastructure Australia's 2026 Infrastructure Priority List as a potential investment opportunity within the 2 to 4 year pipeline. Final business case work is being progressed, with land acquisition not required until closer to the time the infrastructure is delivered.
3,554 residents of Ropes Crossing are employed, from a labour force of 4,009. Unemployment sits at 11.3%, with participation at 75.0%. Weighted for its industry mix, the area's sectors are forecast to grow about 6.5% nationally over five years. That reflects industry composition only and makes no allowance for local population growth. The working-day population is estimated at 5,871, about 78% of the resident population, so more people leave the area for work than travel in. Unemployment and labour force come from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, updated quarterly; the industry and occupation profile is from the 2021 Census.
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Ropes Crossing features an educated local workforce with significant representation across essential service sectors, recording an unemployment rate of 11.3% and estimated employment growth of 0.5% over the past year, according to AreaSearch statistical aggregations. By March 2026, employed residents reached 3,554, while the local jobless rate sat 7.2% above Greater Sydney's rate of 4.1%, indicating scope for labour market improvement. In contrast, workforce participation is exceptionally high at 75.0%, surpassing the Greater Sydney benchmark of 68.9%. Census figures also indicated that 35.6% of workers worked from home, though COVID-19 lockdown conditions should be considered.
The foremost industries employing local residents are transport, postal & warehousing, retail trade, and health care & social assistance. Specialization is particularly high in transport, postal & warehousing, where the local employment share stands at 2.0 times the regional level. Conversely, professional & technical roles account for only 5.5% of the workforce compared to the regional average of 11.5%. Comparing the Census working population against resident worker numbers suggests that the suburb offers relatively limited employment opportunities locally. Based on AreaSearch analysis of ABS and SALM data compiled from broader statistical regions, employment grew by 0.5% over the 12 months to March 2026 while the labour force expanded by 0.6%, leaving the unemployment rate essentially unchanged. Over the same timeframe, Greater Sydney recorded employment growth of 1.9% and labour force gains of 1.9%, alongside a slight decrease in unemployment. Projections from Jobs and Skills Australia from Mar-26 provide additional context regarding future employment demand in Ropes Crossing across five- and ten-year horizons. Nationally, employment is forecast to expand by 6.6% over five years and 13.7% over ten years. Applying these sectoral forecasts to the industry mix of Ropes Crossing indicates local employment could increase by 6.5% over five years and 13.6% over ten years, serving as an illustrative weighted extrapolation that excludes localized population projections.
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Median household income in Ropes Crossing is $2,216 a week (about $115,000 a year), with median personal income at $958 a week. ATO records put median taxable income at $70,638 a year against an average of $77,339. Household income is from the 2021 Census; taxable income is from ATO Taxation Statistics for the latest financial year available, indexed forward using the ABS Wage Price Index.
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According to the latest ATO postcode data for financial year 2023 compiled by AreaSearch, the suburb of Ropes Crossing recorded a median income of $70,638 and an average of $77,339 among taxpayers, representing very high earnings nationally and comparing to Greater Sydney's median of $60,817 and average of $83,003. Factoring in Wage Price Index growth of 10.32% since financial year 2023 yields updated estimates of approximately $77,928 for median income and $85,320 for average income as of March 2026. In the 2021 Census, local household, family, and personal earnings all placed between the 74th and 79th percentiles nationally.
Income distribution shows a dominant cohort of 43.9% of locals (3,299 people) earning between $1,500 - 2,999, mirroring the regional pattern where 30.9% sit in this bracket. While housing expenses absorb 20.8% of income, strong local wages keep disposable earnings at the 72nd percentile, situating the suburb in the 6th decile of the SEIFA income index.
Frequently Asked Questions - Income
Ropes Crossing had 2,123 occupied dwellings at the 2021 Census, 78% detached houses and 8% apartments. 61% are owned with a mortgage, 29% rented and 10% owned outright. At that Census the median rent was $480 a week and the median mortgage repayment $2,300 a month, a total housing cost higher than 97% of areas nationally. Rent absorbs 21.7% of household income here and mortgage repayments 24.0%. Dwelling stock, tenure and housing costs are 2021 Census measures — the only source that counts dwellings at this boundary size.
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At the most recent Census, the dwelling profile of Ropes Crossing was made up of 78.3% houses alongside 21.7% other dwellings (semi-detached, apartments, 'other' dwellings), contrasting with the Sydney metro distribution of 55.9% houses and 44.1% other dwellings. Outright home ownership trailed metropolitan benchmarks at 10.3%, with 60.7% of homes mortgaged and 29.0% occupied under rental agreements. The median monthly mortgage repayment stood at $2,300, sitting below the Sydney metro average of $2,427, while the median weekly rent was $480 compared to $470 across Sydney metro. Across the country, local mortgage repayments significantly exceed the Australian average of $1,863, and weekly rents remain substantially above the national figure of $375.
Frequently Asked Questions - Housing
Ropes Crossing counted 2,123 households at the 2021 Census, averaging 3.3 people each. 55% are couples with children, more than in 97% of areas nationally, against 17% couples without children. 14% of households are people living alone, and families average 1.7 children. Household and family composition is measured only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Family households form the overwhelming majority of local residences at 84.6%, consisting of couples with children at 55.1%, couples without children at 16.6%, and single parent families at 12.1%. Non-family living arrangements account for the remaining 15.4%, including lone person households at 14.1% and group households at 1.0%. The median household size stands at 3.3 people, tracking above the Greater Sydney average of 2.7.
Frequently Asked Questions - Households
33.6% of adults in Ropes Crossing hold a university qualification, including 21.2% with a bachelor degree and 10.4% with postgraduate qualifications. A further 19.1% hold a vocational qualification. 1 school serves the area, with 820 enrolment places and an average ICSEA of 1,020 against a national benchmark of 1,000. Qualifications come from the 2021 Census; school enrolments, ICSEA and results come from ACARA's current release.
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Educational attainment in Ropes Crossing comfortably exceeds wider benchmarks, with 33.6% of residents aged 15+ holding tertiary qualifications compared to 23.1% in SA3 area, positioning the community well for knowledge-driven roles. Bachelor degrees represent the leading qualification at 21.2%, followed by postgraduate qualifications at 10.4% and graduate diplomas at 2.0%. Vocational and trade capabilities are also prominent, with 30.0% of residents aged 15+ possessing vocational credentials, including 19.1% with certificates and 10.9% holding advanced diplomas. Educational enrollment across Ropes Crossing is notably strong, with 36.9% of residents actively attending formal educational programs.
This student base comprises 16.7% in primary education, 8.2% in secondary education, and 4.4% undertaking tertiary education.
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Public transport in Ropes Crossing reaches 31 stops on 7 routes, timetabled for about 690 services a week. The typical home sits about 230 m from its nearest stop. Buses carry the largest share of public transport commuters. Households keep an average of 1.4 vehicles. Stop and service counts are built from operators' published GTFS timetables and refresh with each timetable release; vehicle ownership is from the 2021 Census.
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Public transport infrastructure in Ropes Crossing encompasses 31 active bus stops serviced by 7 individual routes, delivering a combined total of 692 weekly passenger trips. Network accessibility is rated as good, with residents situated an average distance of 230 meters from their nearest transit stop. Reflecting the area's predominantly residential makeup, most workers commute outward, with motor vehicles representing the primary transport mode for 85% of travellers and 9% commuting by train. Household vehicle ownership averages 1.4 per dwelling, exceeding regional averages. In addition, 35.6% of residents worked from home during the 2021 Census, which may reflect pandemic-related conditions.
Transit service schedules average 98 trips per day across the collective route network, which equates to approximately 22 weekly trips per individual stop.
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79.3% of residents in Ropes Crossing report no long-term health condition. 3.4% need daily assistance with core activities, and 57.5% hold private health cover. The standardised death rate runs at 5.7 per 1,000 residents. Health conditions, assistance needs and insurance are 2021 Census measures; the death rate comes from current ABS releases.
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Health measures in Ropes Crossing indicate outcomes that sit below broader standards, based on AreaSearch assessments of chronic condition prevalence and mortality rates. While common health conditions across the general community remain fairly typical, rates among older demographics exceed the national average. Additionally, private health insurance coverage is extensive, held by approximately 57% of the total population (~4,320 people), compared to 59.9% across Greater Sydney. Asthma and diabetes represent the most frequent long-term ailments reported locally, affecting 7.2 and 4.7% of residents, respectively, while 79.3% of the community indicated no chronic health conditions compared to 74.6% across Greater Sydney.
Residents aged 65 and over make up 7.6% of the population (571 people), which is lower than the 15.5% share in Greater Sydney. Health outcomes among older residents present notable difficulties, ranking lower nationally than the broader local community.
Frequently Asked Questions - Health
44.4% of Ropes Crossing residents were born overseas and 46.0% speak a language other than English at home, more culturally diverse than 87% of areas nationally. The largest reported ancestries are Australian (15.1%) and English (14.5%). Ancestry, language and country of birth are counted only by the Census, so these are 2021 figures.
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Cultural diversity is pronounced in Ropes Crossing, where 44.4% of residents were born overseas and 46.0% speak a language other than English at home. Christianity is the primary religion, followed by 50.0% of people in Ropes Crossing. In addition, Hinduism shows substantial representation, accounting for 14.4% of the local population compared to the Greater Sydney average of 5.2%. In terms of ancestral background (country of birth of parents), the three most common ancestries in Ropes Crossing are Other at 23.0% (higher than the regional average of 16.0%), Australian at 15.1%, and English at 14.5%.
Significant variances also emerge across other cultural backgrounds, with Filipino ancestry strongly represented at 9.7% of Ropes Crossing (vs 2.0% regionally), Samoan ancestry at 4.5% (vs 0.5%), and Indian ancestry at 10.6% (vs 3.6%).
Frequently Asked Questions - Diversity
The median resident of Ropes Crossing is 31, younger than 93% of areas nationally. 27.1% of residents are aged 15 to 34. Age cohorts are not raw Census counts: the Census split is re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections.
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The age distribution of the suburb of Ropes Crossing is heavily concentrated among working-age parents and dependent children. According to demographic updates to August 2026, children and young adults (0 - 24) constitute 41.1% of residents compared to 30.4% across Greater Sydney, whereas mature adults and early retirees (45 - 64) represent 14.5%, below the regional standard of 22.6%. The estimated median age is 31, unchanged from the 2021 Census, which sat 6 years below the Greater Sydney median of 37 recorded at that time and below the national Census median of 38.
By 2041, senior and retiree cohorts (65+) are projected to capture the majority of local growth, adding 254 residents (44%) to reach 825, while youth and younger adult groups are forecast to contract over the period.
Frequently Asked Questions - Age
Data & MethodBoundaries, Sources & Method for Ropes Crossing
9 of 14 data sections on this page were updated within the last 12 months — the newest current to Oct 2026.
Everything is aggregated to the Suburb (SAL) boundary shown above, on a 2021 Census baseline. Only 3 sections — housing, households and cultural diversity — still wait on the 2026 Census.
The ledger — source, cycle and currency by section
| Section | Source & update cycle | Currency |
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| Updated within the last 12 months 9 sections | ||
| Population | ABS, GNAF, Geoscience Australia Annual (ABS ERP) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release) and updated with new dwellings from GNAF address data. Current to Aug 2026, with the 2021 Census supplying the small-area baseline. | ||
| Age profile | ABS, Geoscience Australia, State governments Annual | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Age cohorts are re-based to the latest ABS population estimates and state projections, current to Aug 2026. Each cohort is held as a Census baseline and a current estimate. | ||
| Development & approvals | ABS, GNAF Monthly (ABS approvals) | Aug 2026 2 months ago headline measures · Jul 2026 baseline |
| Property sales & rents | Valuer General, Rental Board, ABS Weekly sales, quarterly rents | Oct 2026 this month headline measures · Sep 2026 baseline |
| Sales from the state Valuer General register, refreshed weekly, and rents from quarterly rental bond lodgements. Both are read live each time this page loads, current to Oct 2026. | ||
| Infrastructure projects | Infrastructure Australia, State agencies, Local governments Daily | Jun 2026 4 months ago all 1 projects tracked here |
| Project pipeline maintained continuously from Infrastructure Australia, state agencies, local government and public announcements. Records are added and revised daily; this area was last updated Jun 2026. | ||
| Employment | ABS, DEWR, JSA Quarterly (ABS SALM) | Mar 2026 7 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Unemployment and labour force from ABS Small Area Labour Markets, current to Mar 2026. The growth outlook applies Department of Employment (now Jobs and Skills Australia) forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to the local industry mix, so it measures sector composition rather than local expansion and makes no allowance for population growth. Job demand comes from the same agency via its Internet Vacancy Index; industry and occupation structure from the 2021 Census. | ||
| Education | ABS, ACARA Annual (ACARA) | Sep 2026 last month headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Transport | ABS, State Transport Departments Each timetable release | Jul 2026 3 months ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Services & amenities | Provider directories, ACECQA Continuous | Sep 2026 last month all 14 measures |
| Annual and financial-year sources 2 sections | ||
| Income | ABS, ATO Annual (ATO) | FY 2023 3 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| ATO taxable income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index. Census household income provides the distribution detail. | ||
| Health | ABS, ATO Annual | 2024 2 years ago headline measures · 2021 Census baseline |
| Census-measured — next update: 2026 Census 3 sections No more current small-area source exists for these, so they are labelled as Census-measured rather than implied to be current. | ||
| Housing | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 30 measures |
| Households | ABS 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 18 measures |
| Cultural diversity | ABS, Geoscience Australia 5-yearly (Census) | 2021 Census next update 2026 all 44 measures |
"Currency" is the most recent release feeding that section. Where the Census supplies the structural baseline underneath a current headline figure, the row says so.
How the numbers are built
Population
The Census provides the small-area baseline, aggregated from mesh blocks to this boundary. It is then re-based to the ABS Estimated Resident Population (June 2025 release), and new dwellings built since Census night are counted from address data — 2 validated new addresses here. The headline figure is therefore a current estimate for Aug 2026, not a 2021 count (7,280 at the 2021 Census → 7,517 now). Annual growth rates are compound (CAGR), not simple averages.
Age profile
Cohort shares are not raw Census counts. Every cohort is held as a pair — the Census baseline and a current estimate — and the split is re-based using ERP and state population projections, current to Aug 2026. Median age is the Census median plus modelled change since. Charts that show both are labelled "2021 Census vs Current Estimate".
Property sales
Sourced from the state valuation authority's sales register — current, not Census, and refreshed weekly. Medians are calculated from settled transactions in the period shown; periods with very low transaction counts are flagged or suppressed, because a handful of sales can move a median substantially.
Rents
Derived from state rental bond lodgement data, by dwelling type and bedroom count. Bonds are lodged at the start of a new tenancy, so this reflects new lettings, not the whole rented stock.
Development & infrastructure
Building approvals come from current ABS releases; development applications are collected from council and state planning portals; the infrastructure pipeline is compiled from Infrastructure Australia and local government sources. Applications are matched to this boundary by address or coordinates, so very recent lodgements may not yet appear.
Employment & income
Industry and occupation structure comes from the Census, but the headline labour-market indicators do not. Unemployment and labour force are derived from ABS Small Area Labour Markets (quarterly). The employment outlook applies Department of Employment forecasts for all 19 industry divisions to this area's own industry mix (the agency is now Jobs and Skills Australia), as does the Internet Vacancy Index used for job demand. Because it is weighted on industry composition alone, that outlook carries no allowance for local population growth — in fast-growing areas the real rise in local jobs will typically be higher. Income combines Census household income with ATO taxable-income statistics for FY 2023, indexed forward using the Wage Price Index.
Education, transport & amenities
School enrolments, ICSEA and performance come from ACARA's current release, not the Census. Public transport stops and service frequency are derived from GTFS timetable feeds published by state transport departments. Services and amenities are proximity and count scores built from provider directories, refreshed on their own cycle. The Census contributes only the travel-to-work and qualification measures.
Rankings and benchmarks. Where we rank this area, the comparison set is every area of the same boundary type — suburbs against suburbs, SA2s against SA2s. Benchmarks compare this area against its greater capital city region and the national figure for the same measure and period.
Limits worth knowing. Small areas carry larger error margins, and the ABS introduces small random adjustments to Census counts to protect confidentiality — so totals may not sum exactly. Estimates re-based from regional data describe the area's expected trajectory, not a direct count of it. Figures are indicative for research and are not financial, planning or valuation advice.
Cross-check us. The Census baseline for this boundary is at ABS 2021 Census QuickStats (SAL13411). QuickStats reports 2021 only — the figures on this page are more current wherever the ledger shows a later date.